The names of the 17-year-old woman and 20-year-old man were not released late Thursday by authorities.

They are expected to be arraigned on open murder Friday in Muskegon County 60th District Court.

The body of Allan Saber Wicks was found around 7 p.m. Wednesday in his upstairs apartment at 1848 Franklin. He died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to autopsy results.

Investigators recovered a quantity of illegal drugs in Wicks' apartment. Police believe drugs were the motive for the shooting.

The homicide has shaken the quiet residential neighborhood.

Steve Rodenburg, 33, said he heard two gunshots around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday coming in the direction of the house where Wicks had resided. Police haven't confirmed whether those shots are related to Wicks' homicide.

“We were just getting ready to go to bed. We heard two shots fired not very far apart like a 'pop! pop!',” Rodenburg said.

“The neighbor's dog was barking. I went to the window, but I didn't have my contacts in and I couldn't see anything.”

Rodenburg said it was then "very quiet" after he heard the shots.

“I didn't hear a car peel out and no one was running or screaming,” he said.

Wicks had a warrant out for his arrest at the time of the shooting. Police said the warrant stemmed from a domestic violence incident that allegedly occurred on May 15 in Muskegon. Wicks allegedly punched a woman he had a relationship with at the time in the face while they were at a local bar.

It wasn't clear whether that incident was connected to the homicide.

Kendra Stanley-Mills | Muskegon ChronicleA 34-year-old Muskegon man was found dead in his upstairs apartment by police Wednesday evening at 1848 Franklin, left. His death is being investigated as a homicide.
Chronicle photo by Kendra Stanley-Mills
Date shot: 12/15/11

Authorities working on the homicide case finally cleared the Franklin Street scene around 4:30 a.m. Thursday.

The shooting has shaken the relatively quiet Muskegon neighborhood.

Larry Klootwyk, who resides in an apartment below the victim's residence, said he didn't hear anything unusual, much less the sound of a gunshot, coming from Wicks' apartment.

Klootwyk, who has lived in the downstairs apartment for about a year, said he didn't even know the victim's name.

“I've seen him in passing,” he said.

Other tenants were shaken by the news early Thursday as well.

Daniel Storms, who resides in a downstairs apartment, said he was told around 8 p.m. Wednesday that the victim had been killed. Storms had been doing laundry at his mother's house for a good portion of the day and came home to police cruisers parked outside his house.

Storms said he did not know the victim.

“We barely saw him. The only time we saw him was late at night, going in and out,” Storms said.

“He had a lot of random people over.”

Storms, who has a child, said he's concerned about living in his current apartment.

“It's scary,” he said. “I thought this was a good neighborhood.”

Rodenburg said the neighborhood has changed in the past “four years.”

“It was a great neighborhood,” he said.

The Michigan State Police and the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office are assisting in the investigation.